Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes

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Author: George Catlin

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781354665626

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Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes

Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes PDF

Author: George Catlin

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781789876307

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George Catlin wrote this travelogue in old age, intending it to be his final, passionate celebration of Native American culture and living. Above all, the author wanted younger readers to know that the Native American tribes were not savages with whom to fight, but a distinctive culture of people with whom to engage in dialogue and understanding. Much of the author's life was dedicated to chronicling and fostering peaceful relations with the Plains Indians of the American West; as the years went by, he developed admiration for the culture, traditions and way of life to which the tribes were devoted. This travelogue also sees Catlin visit South America to learn about the native tribespeople of Brazil and Argentina. His anecdotes form an authentic account of tribal life; he would encamp with the natives, earning their trust through friendship and kindness. Last Rambles, much like Catlin's earlier works, is also a celebration of the outdoors - the descriptions of men and women alike riding on horseback across the beautiful plains and landscapes adds an evocative quality to his narrative. The narrative concludes with a passionate plea to the reader, for the Native Americans to be protected and treated with dignity, lest their way of life vanish forever.

Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes

Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes PDF

Author: George Catlin

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-11-18

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781979865012

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George Catlin (July 26, 1796 - December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory.George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. As a child growing up in Pennsylvania, Catlin had spent many hours hunting, fishing, and looking for American Indian artifacts. His fascination with Native Americans was kindled by his mother, who told him stories of the western frontier and how she was captured by a tribe when she was a young girl. Years later, a group of Native Americans came through Philadelphia dressed in their colorful outfits and made quite an impression on Catlin.His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.

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